The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-10-29
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all that is needed.
A sign is made to the three who had re-
NAMED below with the audience. They
come up. Slowly and carefully the doors
are closed. A new paddock is put on, the
key Is turned, and good-Dy all. We were
soon after on our way TO Chatou, Bougival
or Meudon, / no longer recollect which OF
the three places.
"a quarter of an hour later people pass
Ing along the Quay du Cont would halt,
| mystified by strange noises. At three
| steps from them they heard the rumbling
| Of voices which seemed to issue from the
bowels Of the earth, aviolent, though some
| what deadened, noise, combined with the
| shrill screams Of despair Then, all Of
sudden, IL was like the rolling Of an i'm
! mense drum; the hubbub made by twenty
maddened fists beating against q bronze
door. ~s* What in the deuce did it meant
"a crowd gathered; they began looking
| about and soon found out the cause. The
| services of q locksmith were required to
| pick the lock, which was pretty strong
one. The door was violently pushed open,
and human stream shot out of the ground,
just like the water sprining from an arte-
sian well. With furious gesticulations and
eyes popping out OF their heads, the prison.
ers hurried away, raising their arms to
heaven and calling upon an avenging police
''The police was already there, coming
out of the hole, in the shape of q pitiful-
looking, discounted, lynx-eyed detective
who suspecting some thing wrong, had paid
his way in like the rest Of the audience
Thanks TO the victim Of professional duty,
the report was ready beforehand. 1t fell
like bombshell in our studio the next
morning, and came near giving Father
Bertrand an apoplectic stroke.
"Now, Mr.. Cabasson, what do you say
about thatl"
~ say that 1t was pretty rough joke"
"My turn now," said Mr.. Robinct of the
Institute. II was at Father Labranche's in
the cite. Els studio was on the third floor.
There was balcony in front. Four or five
of us, bothering ourselves to death, were
leaning on the balustrade, when all Of a
sudden, one exclaimed: AN ideap 'Whata
Be quick! Hurry upl'
"a few words explain the idea. Hurrah
All agree! 1t was adopted.
"An old lay-fgure is lying in the corner.
) In the twinl1ling Of an eye it is dressed up
Shirt, collar, coat, vest and pantaloons are
put on, and the dummy looks, for all the
world, like gentleman. A cap is placed
on its head. Now wait there minute, old
man.
Suddenly frightful uproar resounds
shrieks escape through the open windows
In the street anxious passers-by look W
and. .ask each other: What is going on VI
there? They must be killing each otherr
"They are killing each other-at least II
seems so. On the balcony seven or eight
demons rush together, grab each other by
the throat, scuf1le, while such cries as 'Yor
scoundrel! you rascal you thiefl you vii
: famous wretch you shall go overl 1 will
have your hearts bloodp are heard. II
front Of the house, across the street, about
o hundred persons have gathered, fasci
mated by the expectation that something
horrible is about to take place.
'On the balcony the hubbub increases
1t 10 real butchery.
"All at once a cry Of anguish escapes
: from hundred throats. Above the bal
cony one OF the fighters has appeared
raised in the dir by ten furious arms One
two and all is over. The unfortunate fel
low is cast into space! He turns over ant
over, and, foc! he falls with thud on tn
0 pavement below. He does not move. H
:. is dead! v
}, ''Three women in the crowd faint dea
away. Fists are shaken at our windows
you murderers! you assassinsP they cr
o out. All rush to to the dead body and lii
up our dummy, whose nose is fattened, bu
sold Cabasson, twas l, who am speal
ing to you now, that cast the dummy owe
70 the gallory!"
.. "Well, by thunder! you should have bee
" sent to the galleys!" Then, changing h
tone, Cabasson suddenly burst into laug
r. and said: swell, boys after all think
8 have done even worse than that!'
80, pshaw!"
d "Yes, indeedl Only if you would like ,
hear the story just wait a few minutes.
must go back and scold those youngster
Here are cigars and there is rum; hel
i. yourselves. Twill be back shortly" n "
o "Well!" exclaimed Messrs. Boudiner an
Robinet, when their colleague, Cabassol
). returned, did you display your eloquencel
;. "Yes, indeed" replied Cabasson, tt
u painter, sand to some effect, assure 70,
especially when told them that at the ver
next bad break would dismiss the who
i, gang.'
u "Suppose you give us the story now"
'sWhat story3 Oh! had forgotten. Wei
: I shall keep my promise" And, maxim
himself comfortable between tho arms
'r an easy chair, Cabasson began as follows
y "'Tis not one, but ten stories, if NJ
more that could tell you if wished to
10 Yes, dear friends, it lacked but little fl
70 me and four or five other scamps like m
self to have on our consciences the deatl
II Of two worthy old women"
''The dickens! Tell us all about it!'
j. swell, here goes. At the time was in
10 studio on the fourth floor. just below IL
N ON the third story, two old maids had tixs
e their dwelling. With them we had Gro
ID to pick on account Of number of cor
'e plants they had made against us, inforr
y ing the landlord that we disturbed them
least thirty times a day by ringing the
y door-bell.
IL "One afternoon it so happened that IL
10 most profound silence prevailed througho,
8, the studio, when one of the crowd who w,
70 at work near the fireplace, exclaime
.. Hello! that's funny 1t seems to me tn
u, hear somebody speaking!' 'Wherep q
10 the chimney All drew near, and lent
Or attentive ear. 1t was fact; q low murm,
le Of voices was heard. Where can it con
70 from!' From below, of COURSE said OF
at of the students; I'll bet that it is those ty
IS old maids tallsingp Immediately it stru,
all of US that the discovery might pave ii
v, way for joke. A joke Good enougl
Id But what would it bel
as ~ say" said the leader Of the crowd, 81
IN us first study up the surroundings. II 81
,e sound OF voices reaches our cars, it is q siJ
8. that there is hole in the wall. Now tn
n. hole must be just behind the slab in Il
70 bottom of the fireplace. Let us take it o
70 Carefully We will then SEA how the lar